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Be it known that I, HOLLIS BARR, oi Brecksville, county of Cuyahoga, in the Stato oi' Ohio, have invented a new and improved Mode of Constructing a Sheep-Shearing and lTagging-'l: rbie;L and dolherehy. declare that the following is a full and exact description thereof, reference being had' to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

Figure ,1 is a perspective view. F'gureis a side elevation. v Figure 3 is a plan or top view. The nature of this invention consists in theiecnstruct'ionvoi' an adjustable table, to be-em-plo'yed in the operation of shearing or tagging sheep', which may be readily adapted 4to the various sizes ofsheep, andv at the same time securing the sheep in any convenient-positionfor the purpose of shearing, clipping the tags, or paring its hoofs, without incurring the liability of injury to the animal, `and greatly facilitating the aforesaid operations.

I will describe-.its construction and operation. i i

In the accompanying drawings, A Az represent the legs of' 'my table, which may bemade of wood, of` any suitable size and length, and which cross oneanotherat or near their middleand are pivoted at their intersection, so that-their ends may be spread, the twosets of legs A and A2 being pivoted upon cach end of the crossbar B. Upon the upper ends of' the legs A and A2 are secured the boards C C, which form the sides, and upon the upper edge of which is fastened, by means of tacks or nails, a piece bl canvas, D, or other suitable material, which forms the top of my table, and which is.also intended to form ja trougli'vh'ener'er the sides C C aremade to approach eachlother, thus adapting itis-elf 'to the sides of the sheep. pon the outsides of -the boards C -C,'

and at suitable distances from their ends, are. secured slotted' arms,.E E, having a cord,'f, passed throughthe holes z'in the upper ends of the arms, and fastenedto the bolt g.-` The cords f f are intended to secure the legs of sheep, and prevent-them from kicking. The arms, having slots nearly their entire length, andbeing adjustably secured by the lever-nuts h h, may he raised, turned, or lowcred, in any position, desirable for the convenience of the operation 'of shearing or'tagging. In the lower end of the legsA Aare iron pins, n n, which are intended 'to stick -into the ground or iloor, and prevent the table from spreading whenever the table is closed and a sheep is contained within it.A

-The practical operation of my in vention is as follows: The `table being spread, asheep s caught and laidA upon its back upon the centre of the canvas top'Dvoi` thetahle, when the sides C Gare'closed, the sheep resting between them, with his-legs eirtendingnpward. His feet are then passed'thrugh the loops@ 0 of thecords in the upper endsoi` the arms E E, and may be fastened 4in any position, forward-or. back, as may be desired, by the lever-nuts n 12,'without its being able to kick 'oruioveabou and thevopcration' of paring h is hoofs or clipping the tags may. be easily performed, the pins in the bottom ot the legs preventingthe table from spreading. When it is desired 'to shear a sheep, hel may be laid upon oneside, when the table is spread', and both his fore and hind legs secured to 'one side ofthe table, and the side ofthe sheep uppermost clipped, when thetable may be closed, and his legs secured to the opposite side4 of the table; and when the table-is againA spread, the' sheep is thus turned over, and theother side maybe clipped, and the ile-ece lies spread out upon the' table.;`

then, by partially closing the table and releasing the sheeps legs, thehe'ad of thetable being raised quickly,

the sheep turns a somersault, alights upon its feet, and darts off -at its liberty.

'The advantages gained by the vuse of my improved shearing-table are apparent, comprising simplicity and cheapness of construction, and greatly facilitating the accomplishment of the operations of shearing, tagging, or paring sheep, by the ease with which it is operated. It is lig-ht, 'and not liable to getl out of order.

I do not claim the canvas top D, nor the legs A and A2, as new, but i What I do claim is- I The adjustable armsE E, having the cords ff attached in the mannerdescribed, in combination with the shearing and tagging-table, the several parts being constructed and operating in the manner as and for the purpose set forth.

HOLLIS BARR.

Witnesses:

Moses HUNT, SARAH E. RUST.- 

